Product Details

• Actors: Walt Whitman
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: June 26, 2007
• Run Time: 30 minutes
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• ASIN: B000P6R6L0
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,246 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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"Drawing on old maps, contemporary drawings and paintings, portraits and other archive material, the excellent Famous Authors series not only presents a factual outline of the writers’ lives, but also conveys a clear visual picture of the social and historical background to their writing. Recommended for all ages." —THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE

First known for his controversial book of poetry, Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman was thought to be vulgar and immoral. Whitman was unorthodox in form as well as content. In his poetry, the line was a rhythmical unit and meter was disregarded, but most of his poems achieved a musical effect. His major themes included the sacredness of the self, the beauty of death, the quality of all people, the love of comrades, and the immortality of the soul.
Some of his most popular works included Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, Song of Myself, and Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking. Whitman continued to live productively even after a paralytic stroke. He lectured in the East, visited Colorado and Canada, and developed disciples who went on to achieve their own prominence. He died a legend in 1892.

MAJOR WORKS:
Leaves of Grass-1st edition (poems) (1855)
Drum-Taps (poems) (1865)
Democratic Vistas (prose) (1871)
Specimen Days (autobiography) (1882)
Leaves of Grass-final edition (poems) (1891)